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MacFan you sum up the RAL period nicely. I describe it as my pivotal "in hindsight" reflection on my Idol's career and where I took off the Blue Denim glasses and saw her in a new and different light. Although there are some flourishes throughout RAL where it could've been great, as a cohesive unit album it is a stinker- mostly because of her ragged vocals and poor song selection and development. I can't understand, at all, how anyone can say this is her best album. It has the feeling of putting lipstick on a pig- I recall a reviewer when it just came out said it was like she slapped that 1985 sound on her music and it just doesn't work- I was in shock that he said this because of course, everything she did was a classic and she could do no wrong. You are right about the treasure chest of great material she had at her disposal, but even Jimmy Iovine bailed on the disaster she was quickly becoming. How awful it must have been to be around her. At least even she neglects most of the album now and except HAEWAFY nothing has made it to a set list in decades and that is not a bad thing.
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I forgot to add besides the Timespace songs, I think Stevie did a great job on Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind. It just sounds so authentic for her the way that she sings it. Its a rare song written by someone else that I like how she sings it.
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Seriously though, I see your points, but people who love RAL may do so because it was their first exposure to her music, or maybe they didn’t care for Bella Donna or Wild Heart because they were more rock oriented, while RAL is more pop oriented. I think Talk to Me, I Can’t Wait, and If I Were You would be great additions to her set, along with Rooms on Fire, but she chooses to ignore them for whatever reasons. I Can’t Wait, I know she said in the past was too hard to perform live, and it probably is really challenging to perform live, but she was so high on the tour she did perform the song, I figure that was the reason it was so hard for her. Sober, I bet she would do it great. |
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It's a F*CKING CLASSIC because of that sound. That's why people love and respect it to this day, 42 years after it's release. No one feels that way about OSOTM. Well, no one with taste!
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Two things- has anyone else been struck by the similarities between Lindsey and 21 Pilots? I’ve been enjoying Level of Concern and Saturday by 21 Pilots, and they sure seem like something Lindsey could have recorded.
Second, I know Lindsey and his music has inspired people, which is why I wish he would sing songs written by other people. The Killers and Halsey have included him in their music, now I wish he would include others in his music. Considering how well Lindsey sang Crystal and Blue Letter, wouldn’t it stand to reason he would do just as well occasionally singing other people’s songs? Not necessarily 12 songs worth, but how about 3 or 4? |
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September Song - L&O A Satisfied Mind - L&O It Was I - L&O Django - BN Blue Monday - Mirage Outtakes Cool Water - B-side Teen Beat - FM 25 Years All My Sorrows - OOTC This Nearly Was Mine - OOTC Say We’ll Meet Again - OOTC Love Minus Zero/No Limit - SYW Deluxe I Am Waiting - UTS To Try For The Sun - UTS Gotta Get Away - GOS Demo Blue Turns To Gray - GOS Demo She Smiled Sweetly - GOS Demo/SWS Singer Not The Song - GOS Demo Blue Letter - FM Farmers Daughter - FM Live Big Yellow Taxi - unreleased Shut Us Down - Elizabethtown Soundtrack Here Comes The Sun - Live TV show Louie Louie - live radio show Stars Are Crazy -SWS Swan Song - LB Time - LB |
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i was just listening in the car to some of these on my way driving back from LB's Kent show, and To Try For The Sun is such as spectacular and typical LB cover - as is Love Minus Zero. he does really well covering some relatively obscure songs he likes. i so wish he'd do TTFTS live, but i guess no chance of getting any requests any more. he's now too old and set in his ways. we can just be grateful he still wants to be out there putting on a great show, but unfortunately the days of anything unexpected are gone now.
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lbfan, thank you so much for that comprehensive list. I didn’t realize how often Lindsey had recorded songs written by other people. I mean, those are a lot of songs! I appreciate you took the time to do that, thank you.
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Straight Back(into my archives). Thank you!
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